Jason Atherton and Angela Hartnett are among Ramsay’s proteges, and he had a nasty falling-out with Marcus Wareing of Masterchef fame over the Michelin stars awarded to the restaurant Petrus.

In 2009 a controversy surrounding pre-prepared food being served in his restaurants rocked his reputation, but his eventual response was: “When I was working at the Gavroche all those years ago, the duck terrine wasn’t made there.

“It was made outside, then brought to the restaurant wrapped in plastic.

“This is standard practice. What on earth was the fuss about?”

What else do we know about Gordon?

Scarlett Johansson has named Gordon as her biggest celebrity crush.

He’s often mocked for his wrinkly face, and there are many Gordon Ramsay lookalikes out there rocking the same visage.

As of last November, motoring fanatic Gordon also owns the most expensive and hardcore convertible ever made by Ferrari, the LaFerrari Aperta.